Apart from the apparent legal violation by Wilson, an elected official soliciting their government employees for campaign contributions is ethically questionable, to say the least. St. Mary’s University law professor Gerald S. Reamey told the Star-Telegram, “An elected official shouldn’t be soliciting employees who work for her for money. I think that’s as a matter of policy and ethics. I think it’s very clear that’s inappropriate.”

Kid gloves treatment for Republican DA Wilson after she sent a woman to prison for a minor voting violationWhy did Sharen Wilson get off the hook so easily? Texas Rangers investigated credible evidence that she used official resources to obtain personal emails and later used those emails to solicit money for her campaign. Any excuse that her actions were inadvertent or unintended don’t hold water. Sharen Wilson is the District Attorney for Tarrant County. It’s her job to know the law. Wilson got a pass because fellow Republicans in three counties cut her slack.

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